tamatoledonews.com- AMES, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2011; 6 a.m. update – Blizzard conditions persist, causing many roads to remain closed and others to close this morning, according to the the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Of special note is the closure of Interstate 80 westbound at milepost 273 near Wilton due to a multiple vehicle incident and U.S. 218 in both directions from Iowa City to the Missouri border.
Roads closed since the last update
I-280W to I-80W onramp - Scott County (multiple vehicles are blocking this ramp)
U.S. 6 - Johnson and Muscatine counties (Iowa City to West Liberty)
U.S. 63 - Black Hawk and Tama counties (Hudson to Traer)
Iowa 9 - Emmet County (Armstrong to Estherville)
Iowa 21 - Black Hawk and Tama counties (Waterloo to Iowa 8-Dysart)
Iowa 57 - Black Hawk and Grundy counties (Cedar Falls to New Hartford)
Iowa 58 - Black Hawk County (Cedar Falls to Hudson)
Iowa 130 - Scott County (I-80 to Scott County Rd. Y-30)
Iowa 281 - Black Hawk and Buchanan counties (Just east of Waterloo to Fairbank)
Roads remaining closed
I-80 westbound only – At milepost 273 near Wilton (There is a multiple vehicle incident at this location and it will take considerable time for the road to be cleared.)
U.S. 6 - Pottawattamie and Cass counties (Oakland to Iowa 48)
U.S. 6 - Pottawattamie County (Oakland to I-80)
U.S. 34 - Des Moines, Jefferson and Henry counties (Burlington to Fairfield)
U.S. 218 - Benton County (La Porte to U.S. 30)
U.S. 218 in both directions - Johnson, Washington, Henry and Lee counties (I-80/Iowa City to the Missouri border)
Iowa 1 - Washington County (Brighton to Kalona)
Iowa 2 - Lee and Van Buren counties (Fort Madison to Iowa 1)
Iowa 2 - Wayne and Appanoose counties (Corydon to Centerville)
Iowa 2 - Appanoose County (Iowa 202 to Iowa 5)
Iowa 2 - Davis County (Moulton to Bloomfield)
Iowa 3 - Plymouth County (Plymouth County Rd. K-18 to K-22) (one lane of this road has been reopened, but travel is still not recommended)
Iowa 10 - Clay and O'Brien counties (U.S. 71 to U.S. 59)
Iowa 16 - Lee and Van Buren counties (Iowa 1 to U.S. 61 - Denmark to Hillsboro)
Iowa 16 - Van Buren, Wapello and Davis counties (Iowa 1 to Iowa 34 – Agency)
Iowa 22 - Washington and Muscatine counties (Nichols to Kalona)
Iowa 23 - Mahaska County (Iowa 149 and Iowa 92 – near Fremont to Oskaloosa)
Iowa 25 - Guthrie County (Interstate 80 to Guthrie Center)
Iowa 38 - Jones County (Monticello to Iowa 64)
Iowa 44 - Guthrie County (Panora to Dallas Center)
Iowa 44 - Shelby and Harrison counties (U.S. 59 to U.S. 30)
Iowa 78 - Henry and Washington counties (U.S. 218 to Brighton)
Iowa 83 - Pottawattamie and Cass counties (Walnut to Marne)
Iowa 92 - Washington and Louisa counties (West Chester to Columbus Junction)
Iowa 136 - Clinton County (Clinton to U.S. 61)
Iowa 136 - Jones County (Cascade to Onslow)
Iowa 175 - Hamilton and Hardin counties (Ellsworth to Hubbard)
Iowa 175 - Grundy and Black Hawk counties (Reinbeck to U.S. 63)
Iowa 175/Iowa 14 - Grundy County (from the junction of the two highways west of Grundy Center to Grundy Center)
Roads reopened since the last update
None
Road condition information
Information on road conditions and closures is available from a number of sources including www.iowadot.org, www.511ia.org and on Twitter by following the Iowa DOT at twitter.com/iowadot.
